Interior of the University of Puerto Rico Library
Description
Interior space of the Library of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. There is a large room with wooden counters, coffered ceiling, windows coupled with glass and muntins. A reading room closed with walls can be seen in the background, it has wooden glass doors and a small room on the left that is divided from the large room only by a small wall.| Origin Name |
PRA 0031 F0003
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| Relation |
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration > Cartapacio 6
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| Geographical Coverage |
San Juan
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| Date |
1937
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| Descriptive Notes |
Title assigned by the cataloguing team. The general description contains information provided by the Architectural and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR).
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| Descripción decolonial |
The empty interior space of the Library of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus speaks to the futurity of intellectual development and educational rights in the 1930s. With its expansive room, coffered ceiling, and serene atmosphere, the building symbolizes a sanctuary for knowledge, still yet to be fulfilled. The unladen wooden counters and glass windows, where light pours into the room, are evocative of educational aspirations. Built by a state agency, freighted by US geopolitical agenda but invested in local empowerment, the empty library represents a space of potential, wherein the possibilities for realizing a just and equitable future are nurtured through education.
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| Historical Background | |
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| Decolonial Subject | |
| Rights |
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| Editor |
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
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| Resource Format |
JPEG
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| Resource Type |
Image
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